Actually, there is only one ''first question'' of government, and it is ''How should we live'' or ''What kind of people do we want our citizens to be'' (George Will)

Actually, there is only one ''first question'' of government, and it is ''How should we live'' or ''What kind of people do we want our citizens to be''

George Will

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